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Showing words for PRETERIT using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Preterit
preterit, prettier
7 Letter Words for Preterit
pettier, pretire, treitre
6 Letter Words for Preterit
errite, etrier, perite, perrie, perter, petite, petrie, petter, pierre, pitter, preter, reiter, retier, retire, retrip, retter, ritter, terret, terrie, territ, tierer, tipree, tirret, triter
5 Letter Words for Preterit
erept, peert, perit, peter, petit, petre, petri, petti, piert, prier, retie, retip, riper, terre, tetri, tirer, titer, trier, tripe, tript, trite
4 Letter Words for Preterit
eire, epit, erer, erie, irpe, iter, peer, pere, peri, pert, pete, pier, piet, pirr, pree, pret, prie, reet, reit, repr, rept, rete, rier, ripe, ript, rite, ritt, teer, teet, tepe, terp, terr, tete, tier, tipe, tipt, tire, tirr, tite, tree, tret, trie, trip, trit
3 Letter Words for Preterit
eer, eir, epi, ere, err, ert, ipr, ire, pee, per, pet, pie, pir, pit, pre, pte, ptt, ree, rei, rep, rie, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, tee, ter, tet, tie, tip, tit, tpi, tri, trp, trt
Definitions for Preterit
[1] past(def 12) .
[2] a preterit tense.
[3] a verb form in this tense.
[4] Grammar . noting a past action or state.
[5] Archaic . bygone; past.
Words nearby Preterit
pretensive, pretentious, preter-, preterhuman, preterist, preterit, preterite, preterition, preteritive, preterlegal, preterm
Origin of Preterit
1300–50; Middle English < Latin praeteritus past, past participle of praeterīre to go by, equivalent to praeter- preter- + -i-, base of īre to go + -tus past participle suffix; as tense name < Latin (tempus ) praeteritum
Other words from Preterit
pret·er·it·ness , noun